Research is a functionality in the game which allows the player's administration staff to spend an allotted amount of time researching a topic. After research is complete, the player will unlock additional benefits in the game.
Research Tool[]
The research tool can be accessed from the button located in the top left corner of the user interface. Once opened, the player can view a list of all research options. The list cannot be filtered or sorted, and contains all research options, including research which is: available, in-progress, locked, and completed.
Hovering over a research will display a tooltip of information related to the research; including details about what it unlocks, its requirements, and any pre-requisites it requires. Note that certain research cannot be completed unless specific administrative staff have offices.
Research[]
| Name | Description | Cost | Unlock Time | Unlocks | Prerequisite(s) |
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| Bank Loans | Allows you to obtain bank loans. | $6,000 | 18 Hours |
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| Bank Loans II | Allows you to borrow up to $500k at once. | $19,000 | 34.67 Hours |
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| Finance | Allows you to hire a CFO. The CFO allows you to conduct additional research and unlock various finance-related utilities such as advanced reports, bank loans, lower taxes, and improved profit margins. |
$6,000 | 10 Hours | ||
| Multi-Lane Access | Changes your airport entrance and exit to be 2-lane roads for higher throughput. | $11,000 | 36 Hours |
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| Light Rail Transit | Allows placing an LRT Platform on the map. Light rail reduces traffic congestion by offering passengers a convenient way to arrive and depart from your airport. |
$50,000 | 12 Hours |
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| Lower Interest Rates | Drops your interest rate down to 6% on bank loans. | $14,500 | 34.67 Hours |
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| Operations | Ability to hire a COO (Chief Operations Officer). | $6,000 | 10 Hours | ||
| Operations II | Allows management of bus, garbage, retail, and light rail services via the Operations Control Panel | $30,000 | 24 Hours |
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| Land Expansion | Allows the purchase of additional map parcels. | $90,000 | 24 Hours |
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| Pricing | Allows you to change airport usage pricing policies. | $9,000 | 20 Hours |
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| Road Building | Ability to build and demolish roads. | $16,000 | 24 Hours |
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| Standby Gates | Ability to to designate standby gates. Standby gates can be used to improve airport operations by reducing the number of cancelled or delayed flights. |
$15,000 | 12 Hours |
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| Upgraded Buses | Schedules an extra double-decker bus every 30 minutes. | $30,000 | 24 Hours |
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Trivia[]
- Bank Loans II and Lower Interest Rates are the only research items that require non-integer hours (34.67 hours) in order to complete their research.
Changes & Additions[]
- 10 June 2017 - Added Operations II research
- 2 June 2017 - Added Land Expansion research
- 30 May 2017 - Added Light Rail Transit research
- 26 May 2017 - Added Standby Gates research
- 13 May 2017 - Added Bank Loans II and Lower Interest Rate research
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